Editorial – Volume 26, Issue 3

As we continue to celebrate IRRODL's remarkable journey, this issue exemplifies our journal's enduring commitment to advancing open and distributed learning through rigorous scholarship and global collaboration.Detailed in "Twenty-five years of innovation and knowledge sharing: the legacy and future of the international review of research in open and distributed learning," which opened our first 2025 issue, since founding in 2000 as a diamond open access journal, free to both readers and authors, IRRODL has remained steadfast in publishing high-quality research while maintaining international diversity in authorship, readership, and editorial contributions.Our accessibility and innovation have resulted in over 13.5 million downloads and 4 million unique visitors since 2011, with high citation rates and steady impact factor growth reinforcing our advocacy for diamond open access and inclusive scholarship.With authors from 31 countries contributing to recent volumes (2023-2024), we maintain strong North American and UK representation, while 64.3% of our readers come from the Global South, demonstrating our international relevance.This global reach reflects IRRODL's position as the most cited Canadian education journal and our ranking among the top 20 educational technology journals worldwide.